Croatian government parties to continue coalition

Croatia’s incumbent government parties on Friday said they have agreed to maintain their coalition agreement after their previous deal collapsed to lead to snap election in September.

In last month’s vote, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won 61 seats in the 151-seat parliament, leaving Social Democrat rival far behind, although falling short of a governing majority. The reformist Bridge of Independent Lists (Most) won 13 seats.

Their previous administration resigned in June over a conflict over policy priorities.